Will receive distinction for Reconstructing Dreams Program
The Mayor of the Municipality of Río Branco travels today to the city of Bogotá, Colombia, to receive an important recognition that in the immediate previous editions was also given to the Municipalities of Rocha and Salto.
The local government will also be honored in Brazil at the beginning of December for its transparency.
“They are incredible moments that one should and has to value beyond going through difficult times as a result of the electoral defeat that we suffered on Sunday” said Christian Morel.
“I am a few hours away from taking a new trip. I must be grateful to the people because I have been lucky enough to go to Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil and Spain. In total I visited 19 cities in 7 countries. Despite that, I feel that the most important trip I am going to make is this one, not to receive an award but for the recognition that we are going to receive on behalf of the Municipality of Río Branco for work in the social area such as the Reconstructing Dreams Program. ” he remarked.
“I am hours away from one of the most important trips. None of them stopped having their significance, I learned from all of them, but in this one my heart is full because I am going to receive recognition from the municipal authorities, recognition from those people who changed the lives of more than 40 families throughout these years.” highlighted the Mayor of Rio Branco.
The ceremony and meetings that have to do with the topic will be held in the city of Bogotá. “I’m traveling today but I’ll be back on Sunday. It is a round trip to simply receive the statuette of Solidarity Mayor that above all things recognizes the work that is done and that hopefully will be replicated throughout the country.” express.
Morel wants to have the opportunity to meet with the Minister of Housing of the future Government, which will take office on March 1, 2025, to make him see that all the Municipalities of the country must receive direct support from the Executive Branch so that more people receive the answer. immediate in terms of housing solutions.
WAITING FOR THE BITUMEN
The Municipality continues with the execution of the different projects scheduled for 2024. “As far as Municipal matters are concerned, consisting of the transformation that we planned at the beginning of the year of 5 Neighborhoods in the area of Villa María and Andrés Cela, it has been advancing in leaps and bounds” he assured.
“On the issue of bitumen the thing does not come from the way one works. In that sense we are dealing with the issue of anxiety with caution.” commented to THE DIARY PROFESSIONAL.
“Between yesterday –Monday 25- and today –Tuesday 26- There was going to be a deposit of money from the Municipality that could allow us to buy the stone for bituminizing.” held. “The work that the Municipality has to do to prepare the base, on Monday 7 blocks were done, this Tuesday another 7 blocks and today another 7 blocks” he detailed.
“Then what is missing is the money to buy the stone and for the Municipality to send the bitumen” Morel said. “About 25 days ago Elder brother (Fernando Gamarra) “He said the bitumen would be coming.” he remembered. “We are in contact, we are waiting for the money to be able to access one of the accounts we have and buy the stone for that bitumen. We are very anxious and very nervous because we only have 20 days of work and in those 20 days we were going to do 60 blocks. I hope we do it. “I am very positive, but I am not very realistic.” accurate. “I am very realistic” he insisted. “I think that in 20 days we can do 20 blocks, but I’m not so realistic.” he stated.
THE NUMBERS BETWEEN THE MINISTRY AND THE MUNICIPALITY
“At the moment there is $10,567,000 in debt from the Municipality to the Municipality” the ruler revealed. “Of that lump sum, $5,000,000 is from the Interior Development Fund (FDI), $3,900,000 of fuel between sand, stone and rods about $5,200,000” he added. “If we set aside those $5,200,000 there is also $5,400,000 from the POA (Annual Works Plan). I asked the Mayor, he promised that this week he would do it to me, a payment plan before December 31 of those $ 5,400,000 of the POA, which is money that the Municipality received and that it has not given to us. he stated.
“From the FDI we are waiting for them to give us something to resume work” said Christian Morel.
It was planned that, at the Municipal Council meeting, which was held this Tuesday night, one of the Councilors would propose that every 20 days the Municipality should review the statement of accounts and the things that the Municipality sends month by month. . “The idea is that this does not become politically involved and what happened to us in the October election happens to us” he pointed out. “From now on every 15 or 20 days we will be reporting the debt of the Municipality with the Municipality and we will be reporting what arrives from the Municipality to the Municipality of Río Branco” he concluded.
